Donor Privacy Policy

Your privacy is of utmost importance to us

The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. is committed to protecting the privacy of our online and offline donors. Because your privacy is important to us, we provide you this notice explaining our information practices.

What information we collect and how it is used?

When you visit our website or make a donation online or offline, you may provide us with personal information (such as name, address, email address, telephone numbers and/or credit/debit card information) that you knowingly choose to disclose, which is collected on an individual basis for various purposes. These purposes include registering to receive email newsletters or other materials, requesting further information from us about projects and services, donating to us, making requests, submitting a form on our website, or simply asking a question. We receive and store any information you enter on our website or give us in any other way, whether it is online or offline. We ask for personal information so that we can fulfill your request and return your message. This information is retained and used in accordance with existing laws, rules, regulations, and other policies. The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism does not collect personal information from you unless you provide it to us. We do not rent, trade, or sell our lists of donors.

Who has access to the information?

The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. employees may access information collected about you in order to process your donation and perform other administrative and business functions. The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. employees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement that prohibits employees from using or disclosing your information to third parties (other than for legitimate campaign purposes) during and after their employment with the The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc.

How you can "opt out" of receiving communications from us?

We use your demographic information to send you e-mail about The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism, Inc. that may be of interest to you and to acknowledge your gift. You can opt out of receiving future email messages by contacting the Foundation at info@flutiefoundation.org.

Our commitment to data security:

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online. Firewalls prevent outside parties from accessing our database server through the Internet, and physical access to the database server is restricted to authorized individuals. All credit card transactions are encrypted.

How you can access or correct your information:

This Web site is strictly a communication and on-line donation collection device. Once submitted, your pledge information cannot be modified using this Web site. If you would like to modify the information you previously provided to us, you may do so by contacting our office at 508-270-8855.

External links

The Doug Flutie, Jr. Foundation for Autism’s public Web site provides additional links to other sites, which are operated by third parties. We do not monitor the privacy practices of these linked third party Web sites and do not exercise authority over such Web sites. We therefore assume no responsibility for the data collection policies and procedures of linked Web sites, nor for the content of such Web sites. If you choose to access a third party Web site linked to our site, you do so at your own risk.

Contacting us:

If you have any questions about our privacy policies or practices or your interaction with this Web site, please contact us by: